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Back of House, Yet Front-Facing Priority – Restaurant BOH Trends to Monitor in 2023

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Is your restaurant up to speed with the latest best practices for back of house (BOH) management? Everything from decreasing food waste to exploring how automation can increase revenue for small business restaurants is related to BOH procedures. Here are some back of office trends to watch for in 2023.

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How to Effectively Sanitize & Clean Your Restaurant

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Chefs pride themselves on their sparkling kitchens, and during COVID-19, customers need more than ever to be reassured of the cleanliness and safety of ordering from your restaurant. Create (or update) your cleaning task list for both FOH and BOH staff to double down on sanitization in your restaurant.

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How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

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In order for new hires to perform well and stay happy in their roles, hiring managers need to pay more attention to the restaurant onboarding process. Trainees can ask their buddies questions that they may not want to go to their managers for. Your back-of-house (BOH) team should also have some basic customer service training.

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How to Drastically Cut Expenses in Your Restaurant (and Stay Profitable During COVID-19)

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Psst, even outside of these extraordinary times, this information is also valuable for any restaurateurs that are looking to optimize their operations and get a handle on what they can and cannot control in order to reduce monthly expenses in their restaurant.

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Restaurant Tip Outs Guide: Methods, Tip Splitting, Pooling, and More

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Food runners. Tip Pooling by FOH & BOH. Sharing tips with kitchen employees is an effective way to bridge the wage gap between FOH and BOH workers. Additionally, in order to take advantage of this new option, restaurants must pay employees the full minimum wage themselves, rather than benefiting from any tip credit.

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2 Simple Ways to Boost Productivity

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If your staff relies on outdated methods of placing orders, it’s likely that restaurant communications are strained, which means your restaurant is operating below its potential. The type of diners you receive expect to wait for less, carry less cash, and demand faster service. Changes to orders can be made in seconds.

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How To Create a Fair Holiday Work Schedule For Restaurants

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You can reference average party size, takeout vs. on-premise orders, the popular menu items, and other key metrics to to forecast restaurant sales. The bad news for restaurants is that food service businesses are facing ongoing difficulty hiring. For some, overtime is an unavoidable expense in order to keep the restaurant running.